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Education, Training & Workforce Development
The Education, Training & Workforce Development Division provides communication among the academic, industrial, and governmental communities through the exchange of views and information on matters related to education, training and workforce development in nuclear and radiological science, engineering, and technology. Industry leaders, education and training professionals, and interested students work together through Society-sponsored meetings and publications, to enrich their professional development, to educate the general public, and to advance nuclear and radiological science and engineering.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2023)
February 6–9, 2023
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Cs-137 sealed source found in Western Australia
A rendering of the sealed source capsule’s appearance. (Image: DFES)
Australian emergency services has located the lost sealed source, the BBC reported early February 1.
The caesium-137 capsule, part of a density gauge used at Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri mine in Western Australia, was found after a survey vehicle travelling at 70 km/h (43 mph) detected radiation, according to the report. According to Australia’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services, the capsule was located on the roadside of the Great Northern Highway, south of Newman. A serial number verified it was the lost source.
Last week, as reported yesterday by Nuclear Newswire, Australian authorities began searching 1,400 kilometers (870 miles) of Australia’s Great Northern Highway, between Perth and the remote town of Newman, for a lost sealed-source capsule containing cesium-137. The source was part of a density gauge used by mining company Rio Tinto at its mining operations in Western Australia.
Technical Session
Thursday, May 19, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM EDT|Brighton I/II
Session Chair:
Alex Levinsky
Alternate Chair:
Chang-ho Lee (ANL)
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Validation of an SMR Gadolinia Burnable Absorber Loading Design with No-Onsite Refueling and Penalty-Free Reactivity
Gray Chang (JFoster & Assoc.), Julie Foster (JFoster & Assoc.), Jim Harrell (Zachry Nuclear)
Presented by Mie Hiruta (JFoster & Assoc.)
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Assessment of Griffin Cross-Section Interpolation Capability on TRISO-Fueled Heat-Pipe Micro-Reactor
Kan Ni (NCSU), Yan Cao (ANL), Nicolas Stauff (ANL), Jason Hou (NCSU)
MCNP and Whisper Neutronics Framework for Designing Microreactor Experiments
Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Christopher M. Perfetti (Univ. New Mexico), Holly Trellue (LANL)
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Preliminary Assessment of As-Built Design Characteristics for the Transformational Challenge Reactor
B.J. Ade (ORNL), E. Biondo (ORNL), D.P. Schappel (ORNL), E. Fountain (ORNL), B.R. Betzler (ORNL), G. Davidson (ORNL)
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